The Cubs offense decided to take a break last night as they lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-0. The offense made journeyman Reds pitcher Justin Lehr look like a potential Cy Young candidate. The 32-year old right hander got his first major league victory since 2006 by pitching a complete game, four hit shutout. Rich [...]
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Cubs Win in Cincinnati
August 4, 2009 – 9:01 am
The Cubs beat the Reds Monday night 4-2 in Cincinnati. Randy Wells pitched 7.1 terrific innings, giving up six hits and one earned run (a homerun to Alex Gonzalez in the 8th inning). He struck out 5 and walked two. With the victory, Wells is now 8-4 with a 2.73 ERA. Mike Fontenot was the [...]
Cubs Pickup B.J. Ryan
July 17, 2009 – 7:55 am
As expected, the Cubs signed pitcher B.J. Ryan to a minor league deal after he was released by Toronto. The 33-year old Ryan was a dominant closer just a year or two ago, but he has recently lost velocity on his fastball and is struggling with control. Ryan’s first stop will be extended spring training in [...]
Mid-Season Progress Report
July 15, 2009 – 10:33 am
As we all endure the final day of the All-Star break – a day I personally hate – let’s take a look at the Cubs season so far in 2009. First, let me preface what I am going to say by stating that although I am a glass-is-half-full kind of guy, I am not a [...]
Catching Up At The All-Star Break
July 13, 2009 – 8:51 am
When I left on vacation last week, I planned on keeping up with my blog entries. Unfortunately, every time I had the time to do it, I didn’t have an Internet connection, and every time I could find an Internet connection, I didn’t have time to log on. Oh well… So what’s happened since the [...]
